John 1:12

To everyone who received Jesus by believing in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. Faith in Christ is how one enters God's family.

Cross-references · 21

• Gal 3:26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
• Rom 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
• 1 Jn 3:1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
• 2 Cor 6:17–18Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
• Gal 4:6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
• John 3:18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
• Matt 10:40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
• 1 Jn 5:12–13He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
• Col 2:6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
• Isa 56:5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
• John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
• 2 Pet 1:4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
• Hos 1:10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
• Matt 12:21And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
• 1 Jn 3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
• Jer 3:19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
• John 11:52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
• Acts 3:16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
• John 1:7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
• Matt 18:5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
• John 2:23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

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